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Hotel Indonesia consists of a maze of rooms surrounding a garden courtyard; Rp300 single, Rp500 double, also a more expensive row of rooms, Rp1000. Very popular, many travelers. Bike rerital is Rp150 per day. Towards the station is Hotel Asia Africa, JI. Pasar Kembang 25; Rp1000 single or double with mandi and private patio. Room service. Losmen Trimulya, next to the railway, where mostly Indonesians stay. Never a dull moment, American soul music, and Indonesians invite you out to the movies or out to eat. Hotel Kota, JI. Pasar Kembang; Rp600 single, Rp1000 for very big twin rooms. Even has a washroom. Eggs and toast served; food prices are fixed. Sumaryo Guesthouse, nearer the Kraton on JI. Prawirotaman 18/A, Rp2000 single including breakfast. Rp500 meals. Subardjo Guesthouse is just next door, Rp2400. Prambanan Guesthouse, JI. Sosrokusuman 18-20, very central, Rp1200 single or double. Also rooms for Rp1500. Tea, coffee twice daily. T.V., refrigerator, water, telephone (Rp50 per call) - nice place.

The more modern Intan Hotel is on the same small street (no. 1/16), single Rp1000, double Rp1500. Old fashioned colonial-style Hotel Garuda, JI. Malioboro 72, way overpriced at US$11 single. Ambarrukmo Palace, out of town a bit on the road to Prambanan (JI. Solo) is US$19 single (cheapest) up to US$100for the Presidential Suite. FreegameIan concerts 10:30-12:30 and 3:30-5:30 pm. Pineapple Brasilia with marashino cherries by poolside, Rp550. Pool is open 9-6 pm, but costs Rp550 for the privilege. Fine Indonesian dancing in Borobudur Restaurant. In back is a complex of 3 buildings built in traditional 19th Century Javanese classical architecture. A pendopo, courtyard and some royal relics. Pasar Kembang is a great area, very colorful, but not the place to settle if you're going to be in Yogya for awhile. The Chinese guy who manages Mirota is the real estate man of Yogya wh~,can help you find a house to rent for longer periods. Or scan or put an ad in the town rag Kedaulatan Rakyat, JI. Mangkubumi 42, to find a house, flat, or room with a family.note: During the Ramayana Ballet (4 days only, each May, June, July and August), Yogya's hotels are packed.